A review by jabain
Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies by Edward O. Wilson

3.0

An entertaining and interesting read, as is typical of E.O. Wilson, but this one felt too short and rushed given the subject matter. The thrust is that group selection is the primary driving force that leads to eusociality and altruism. He then describes the parallels in the evolution of eusociality in both invertebrates and humans which felt a little clunky but I am generally persuaded enough by modern group selection theory to buy it. This book needed a conclusion chapter as well. The book just sorta ends without any real synthesis of his thesis which left me wondering what the point of this book was. Perhaps he rushed to get it out because of his old age.